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, and it was dealing with pirates off the coast of libya. the relationship between the united states and libya has been complex and complicated. on the one hand there are libyans that feel that the united states had tried under the former president, george bush, tried to bring gadhafi back into the fold of the international community following the lockerbie bombings, so there's resentment on that front, and there are a lot of libyans aware, although there is some suspicious surrounding the intervention of the united states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major role in getting rid of the person that they called the brutal dictator that ruled them for years. it's a complex issue. i should add one more thing. this event, we are hearing reports and attributing it to libya, and it's a broad spectrum. we don't know the details of that yet. we know as small as they are, some strands of the sal sraez are capable of implicating large parts of public opinion. and we have been hearing repo
, and it was dealing with pirates off the coast of libya. the relationship between the united states and libya has been complex and complicated. on the one hand there are libyans that feel that the united states had tried under the former president, george bush, tried to bring gadhafi back into the fold of the international community following the lockerbie bombings, so there's resentment on that front, and there are a lot of libyans aware, although there is some suspicious surrounding the...
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mission in libya. they also claimed credit for a firebombing in may that targeted the red cross office in benghazi. they also claimed credit for that attack on june 6th that the u.s. consulate in benghazi, the ied attack, that ended up in that video. they also claimed credit nor an attack less than a week later on the british envoy to libya, the british one. that attack also taking place in benghazi. and then a week after that, islamist militants attacked another consulate in benghazi, the consulate of tunisia. so, yes, there is that video, this crude, anti-muslim video which is the latest anti-muslim provocation causing protests and riots around the world. we will talk more about that later. but what happened last night in libya does not seem to be the spontaneous outburst of a crowd that had its sensitivities offended by religious provocation. it does not seem to have been that kind of violence, at least at this early date. that angry religious mob phenomenon is part of the relevant context for under
mission in libya. they also claimed credit for a firebombing in may that targeted the red cross office in benghazi. they also claimed credit for that attack on june 6th that the u.s. consulate in benghazi, the ied attack, that ended up in that video. they also claimed credit nor an attack less than a week later on the british envoy to libya, the british one. that attack also taking place in benghazi. and then a week after that, islamist militants attacked another consulate in benghazi, the...
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diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, was under attack. searches for the british monitoring group called it a well-planned assault that occurred in two wavs. the sources said the attack involved a group of about 20 militants and included heavy artillery, machine guns, and rocket-propelled grenades. by morning, it was confirmed that four american diplomats, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, were killed in the attack. that makes stevens the first ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1988, when arnold raphael, the ambassador to pakistan, died alongside the president of pakistan in an unexplained plane crash. president obama addressed the nation from the white house rose garden this morning. about 50 u.s. marines were deployed to libya and two u.s. warships are headed towards the libyan coast. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the sad irony of the attacks in the wake of the u.s. support of the libyan revolution. >> today many americans are asking, indeed, i asked myself, how could this happen? how c
diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, was under attack. searches for the british monitoring group called it a well-planned assault that occurred in two wavs. the sources said the attack involved a group of about 20 militants and included heavy artillery, machine guns, and rocket-propelled grenades. by morning, it was confirmed that four american diplomats, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, were killed in the attack. that makes stevens the first ambassador killed in...
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not the people or government of libya. everywhere chris and his team went in libya, in a country scarred by war and tyranny, they were held as friends and partners, and when the attack came yesterday, libyans stood and fought to defend our post. some were wounded. libyans carried chris's body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other americans to safety. last night when i spoke with the president of libya, he condemned the violence and pledged every effort to protect our people and pursue those responsible. the friendship between our countries born out of shared struggle will not be another casualty of this attack. a free and stable libya is still in america's interests, and security, and we will not turn our back on that. nor will we rest until those responsible for these attacks are found and brought to justice. we are working closely with the authorities to move swiftly, and we are working to safeguard other american embassies and consulates and citizens. there will be more time later to reflect but today w
not the people or government of libya. everywhere chris and his team went in libya, in a country scarred by war and tyranny, they were held as friends and partners, and when the attack came yesterday, libyans stood and fought to defend our post. some were wounded. libyans carried chris's body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other americans to safety. last night when i spoke with the president of libya, he condemned the violence and pledged every effort to protect our people and...
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how can this happen with libya? we have to think of what chris was doing there and what his example was, which is to be directly with the people, trying to make a better relationship between u.s. and libya. this is an ongoing struggle. we don't see changes overnight and chris is at the forefront of this. unfortunately, we're losing him and we have lost him. but really, this is part of a longer trajectory that we're going to have to navigate and unfortunately as we just witnessed be day that is are very depressing like we just had. >> jim, one of the things this also seems to do is make us more aware of the chasm that exists between some of these governments, the government in egypt, the government in egypt, the chasm between the governments and the streets and the people that they're governing. >> yeah. i think in some ways this story while a human tragedy is both smaller and bigger than the current narrative. on one hand it's smaller in that the united states foreign policy is not going to be substantially altered.
how can this happen with libya? we have to think of what chris was doing there and what his example was, which is to be directly with the people, trying to make a better relationship between u.s. and libya. this is an ongoing struggle. we don't see changes overnight and chris is at the forefront of this. unfortunately, we're losing him and we have lost him. but really, this is part of a longer trajectory that we're going to have to navigate and unfortunately as we just witnessed be day that is...
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that resides in libya. the government is trying to gain control of the country. it is a prowestern, pro-american government. there's no doubt that the people of libya, the vast majority of the people of libya are grateful to the role the united states played. this was a situation where elements perhaps of al qaeda, the other organization part of the libyan fighting group that has ties to al qaeda may have committed this as for the of the 9/11 anniversary retribution of the united states because they new ambassador stevens was in benghazi. americans should have faith that the libyan examiner is very much worth pursuing. >> ambassador ginsberg, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up next, just 53 days to the election. of course, all this is getting politicized. we'll bring it down many the spin cycle next on this friday, september 14th. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help milli
that resides in libya. the government is trying to gain control of the country. it is a prowestern, pro-american government. there's no doubt that the people of libya, the vast majority of the people of libya are grateful to the role the united states played. this was a situation where elements perhaps of al qaeda, the other organization part of the libyan fighting group that has ties to al qaeda may have committed this as for the of the 9/11 anniversary retribution of the united states because...
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the autrocity in libya, who was behind the thing in libya. the side bar, right? next to it. right there -- it's about romney. and the sort of, you know, shoot from the lip approach which, you know, and the questions of judgment and character that is raises. domestic policies, you make an of yourself and then the character question. i mean, at a moment like that when you don't know what's going on, when you know america is under attack, we are all supposed to be americans. >> this is sort of the thing that newt gingrich would do. how can i attack the gut. >> mitt romney went out there and we all talk about the campaign and how can people let him do this? these words passed through his lips not once, but twice. and he's not a dumb guy. he had to know what he was doing and, as you noted earlier, had he to know that the stuff wasn't true and yet he said it any way. >> the new rules of engagement are, even if you know something about medicare, is it true? even if you know something about welfare, it's not true. >> there's something particularly foul about this instance. we have t
the autrocity in libya, who was behind the thing in libya. the side bar, right? next to it. right there -- it's about romney. and the sort of, you know, shoot from the lip approach which, you know, and the questions of judgment and character that is raises. domestic policies, you make an of yourself and then the character question. i mean, at a moment like that when you don't know what's going on, when you know america is under attack, we are all supposed to be americans. >> this is sort...
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that is the capital of libya. but it is way over on the other peninsula on the right on the eastern part of the country where the city of benghazi is located. this place that christopher stevens, our ambassador who was just killed, the place he wrote about in 2008 in this cable that was uncovered by wikileaks, it's right there next to benghazi, the city of derna. in order to understand how it is we just had an ambassador murdered, it's worth knowing what the ambassador had to say about this flplace. it's interesting and seems to be connected. derna is famous in america for anything, it's for a bad reason. when they were flowing into iraq to martyr themselves trying to kill american troops in iraq, al qaeda documents seized by the u.s. army in iraq showed the little town of derna in libya sent more volunteers to die in iraq in 2006 and 2007 than any other place in the entire arab world. libya, per capita, as a country, sent more fighters to iraq than any other country, but it was specifically derna, that town, that
that is the capital of libya. but it is way over on the other peninsula on the right on the eastern part of the country where the city of benghazi is located. this place that christopher stevens, our ambassador who was just killed, the place he wrote about in 2008 in this cable that was uncovered by wikileaks, it's right there next to benghazi, the city of derna. in order to understand how it is we just had an ambassador murdered, it's worth knowing what the ambassador had to say about this...
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the developments in libya and cairo. of course we know the president will speak at 10:35 on what happened. plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner told reporters he's not optimistic a deal can get done. >> i'm not confident at all. the house has done its job. on both the sequester and the looming tax hikes. the senate at some point has to act. and on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >> joining me now, sheldon white house. before i get to this, i want to ask you about your reaction and where your head is on aid to egypt. the egyptian government has yet to condemn this attack on the united states embassy in cairo. how troublin
the developments in libya and cairo. of course we know the president will speak at 10:35 on what happened. plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner...
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diplomats in libya. stevens joined the foreign service in 1991 and served in several posts in the middle east. state department officials sean smith was also killed. he leaves a wife and two children. we don't know yet the identity of the two other americans killed. our sympathies and prayers are with the families of those killed while they were serving their country. tragedy like this, our time for unity. they are not a time to advance a political agenda. but that's the course mitt romney chose. the language he used to politicize he's theents are the same language that he's been using. he is making the president out to be difference, to be other. this language is ugly. the president said romney should get his facts straight. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here and governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. it's important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the
diplomats in libya. stevens joined the foreign service in 1991 and served in several posts in the middle east. state department officials sean smith was also killed. he leaves a wife and two children. we don't know yet the identity of the two other americans killed. our sympathies and prayers are with the families of those killed while they were serving their country. tragedy like this, our time for unity. they are not a time to advance a political agenda. but that's the course mitt romney...
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why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd like to see the president of the united states speak up once for the 20,000 people massacred in syria. >> joining me now is michael who is also an msnbc contributor and amy stoddard with the hill newspaper. a.b., sthas an pivot or avoidance? what would you call what senator mccain did that interview? he was asked repeatedly by savannah guthrie specifically about governor romney's actions, and he doesn't answer. >> he doesn't want to criticize mitt romney right now in the glare of this moment. you saw there were not a lot of people coming
why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd...
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there's a any government in libya trying to find its way. these are unique presidential challenges about how we should find our way. >> yeah. i think the president in egypt has a lot to answer for because he's been elukt tant to come out with any statements condemning the attacks or declaring solidarity with the united states, if anything as a member of the muslim brotherhood he probably would have been part of the demonstrations himself just a few months ago. so it is a new calculus in the middle east. at least the president of libya publicly apologized and as you mentioned as well. the people of libya, there's a spontaneous demonstration tide where local benghazi with signs apologized. i think for so long, so -- so to have egypt to be a big question mark and to have him be missing in action when there's something to say for him to be considered an ally of the united states, he needs to come out and say something. >> jim frederick and richard wolf, thank you for joining me on this breaking news story. >>> coming up, rush limbaugh says that
there's a any government in libya trying to find its way. these are unique presidential challenges about how we should find our way. >> yeah. i think the president in egypt has a lot to answer for because he's been elukt tant to come out with any statements condemning the attacks or declaring solidarity with the united states, if anything as a member of the muslim brotherhood he probably would have been part of the demonstrations himself just a few months ago. so it is a new calculus in...
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be with libya? >> actually, alex, libya is almost an exception to the rule throughout the rest of the region. there's a graeat deal of anti-americanism in the reasonable as a whole. libya is a country that has very significant support for the united states, not the least of which is because the united states' role in the intervention that led to the overthrow of gadhafi last year. so i have great optimism about the long term relationship between libya and the united states but we have to recognize that to get these transitional countries just new to democracy to a point of stability, it's going to take years if not a decade. >> yeah. and p.j., i think it's very important to note that what happened there, the mob-like violent actions, does not reflect the majority of libyan people who came out in protest and said they were grateful for what the u.s. has done and they're trying to put down what happened and say it was wrong. how much will the u.s. depend on libyans to come forward and help in their se
be with libya? >> actually, alex, libya is almost an exception to the rule throughout the rest of the region. there's a graeat deal of anti-americanism in the reasonable as a whole. libya is a country that has very significant support for the united states, not the least of which is because the united states' role in the intervention that led to the overthrow of gadhafi last year. so i have great optimism about the long term relationship between libya and the united states but we have to...
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the four americans killed earlier this week in libya. we're preparing to witness the transfer of remains ceremony. tchs just earlier this week that the secretary of state talked about ambassador stevens, christopher stevens and said she'd had the privilege of swearing-in chris for his post in libyan only a few months ago back in may. as the conflict in libya had unfolded he was one of the first americans on the ground many benghazi. she won't on to say he risked his own life to help the libyan people build a foundation for a new free nation. the secretary of state went on to say he spent every day since helping to finish the work that he started. those were the words regarding ambassador christopher stevens. also we know sean smith, the 34-year-old foreign service information management officer also lost his life. he has two young children. samantha and nathan. he's an air force veteran served a number of posts including baghdad and the hague. tyrone woods a former navy seal just 41 years old. his family refers to him as rone. they are t
the four americans killed earlier this week in libya. we're preparing to witness the transfer of remains ceremony. tchs just earlier this week that the secretary of state talked about ambassador stevens, christopher stevens and said she'd had the privilege of swearing-in chris for his post in libyan only a few months ago back in may. as the conflict in libya had unfolded he was one of the first americans on the ground many benghazi. she won't on to say he risked his own life to help the libyan...
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. >>> romney bumbles libya. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this horrible story of the courageous american ambassador killed in libya. chris stevens sounds like a great guy. peace corps volunteer who in his more recent career acted heroically in the overthrow of gadhafi. has been overshadowed by the desperate reach by mitt romney to secure political advantage. hours before the killing romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks on the u.s. consulate. he called it disgraceful. went further, obama sympathizes with attackers in egypt, the rnc chair tweeted, referring to a similar assault on the u.s. embassy in cairo. the accusation that the president sympathized with muslim militants echoes past attacks from the right. what's new in romney's statement in libya is its wildness. the president never said he sympathized with the crowds in libya and egypt protesting an anti-muslim film, apparen
. >>> romney bumbles libya. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this horrible story of the courageous american ambassador killed in libya. chris stevens sounds like a great guy. peace corps volunteer who in his more recent career acted heroically in the overthrow of gadhafi. has been overshadowed by the desperate reach by mitt romney to secure political advantage. hours before the killing romney issued...
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that brings us back to libya. today, commercial airspace in benghazi was shut down as drone aircraft flew over the city. a libyan official told "reuters," two american drones flew over benghazi last night with knowledge of the libyan authorities. they were visible to the eye and came under attack by anti-aircraft weapon used by armed militias. this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies and it's taken the precise shape and included the fire power of the unmanned aerial drone. that resolve, some believe, may not be lawful, but it is definitely forceful. it's almost ruthless. and we now think it's part of what led to the attacks in benghazi which is not to say it's the wrong thing to do. that's a more complicated question. but it is to say that the idea that more assertive application of american power will lead to less violence against america is a hard idea to find evidence for in recent history. and so the question f
that brings us back to libya. today, commercial airspace in benghazi was shut down as drone aircraft flew over the city. a libyan official told "reuters," two american drones flew over benghazi last night with knowledge of the libyan authorities. they were visible to the eye and came under attack by anti-aircraft weapon used by armed militias. this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies...
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that brings us back to libya. today, commercial airspace in benghazi was shut down as drone aircraft flew over the city. a libyan official told "reuters," two american drones flew over benghazi last night with knowledge of the libyan authorities. they were visible to the eye and came under attack by anti-aircraft weapon used by armed militias. this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies and it's taken the precise shape and included the fire power of the unmanned aerial drone. that resolve, some believe, may not be lawful, but it is definitely forceful. it's almost ruthless. and we now think it's part of what led to the attacks in benghazi which is not to say it's the wrong thing to do. that's a more complicated question. but it is to say that the idea that more assertive application of american power will lead to less violence against america is a hard idea to find evidence for in recent history. and so the question f
that brings us back to libya. today, commercial airspace in benghazi was shut down as drone aircraft flew over the city. a libyan official told "reuters," two american drones flew over benghazi last night with knowledge of the libyan authorities. they were visible to the eye and came under attack by anti-aircraft weapon used by armed militias. this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies...
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president who just an hour ago was at andrews air force base in maryland as the americans killed in libya were returned home. president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase the future undaunted. and we will do it together, protecting and helping one another, just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did. >> in addition to the presence of their families and the most senior members of government, this was also an opportunity for friends and colleagues to pay their respects. dozens of of state department workers boarded buses in washington to attend the ceremony. the president said those that gave their lives represented the very best of american leadership. >> the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for the dignity and fr
president who just an hour ago was at andrews air force base in maryland as the americans killed in libya were returned home. president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase...
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ambassador killed in libya. it's a shocking story that popped into political reporters' e-mails at 10:00 last night when the romney campaign blasted that statement that you referred to, saying that they thought that the obama administration response. it was the u.s. embassy saying the obama administration response was disgraceful. they sent that out at 10:00 p.m. with the fig leaf that it would be embargoed until midnight just after 9/11 because of the campaign's attempts to pretend that they weren't being partisan on 9/11. about 25 minutes later, another romney campaign e-mail popped out, saying go ahead, use the statement now. ten minutes after midnight, the obama campaign blasting back, saying they were shocked by the language in this statement. >> mark mckinnon, you've spoken about this already, but worth bringing you back in for this. you listen to mike allen's characterization of how it went down. whether you agree or don't agree with the romney statement, it just sounds cynical and gross. please embargo t
ambassador killed in libya. it's a shocking story that popped into political reporters' e-mails at 10:00 last night when the romney campaign blasted that statement that you referred to, saying that they thought that the obama administration response. it was the u.s. embassy saying the obama administration response was disgraceful. they sent that out at 10:00 p.m. with the fig leaf that it would be embargoed until midnight just after 9/11 because of the campaign's attempts to pretend that they...
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consulate attack in libya. according to our nbc affiliate, glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., is one of those americans killed. he grew up in the town of winchester in massachusetts. of course chris stevens was killed and sean smith, as well. we have not yet gotten the name of the fourth american who was killed. and we'll be right back. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! like the elephant on my chest... he thought he was having a heart attack. she said, "take an aspirin, we need to go to the hospital." i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor befo
consulate attack in libya. according to our nbc affiliate, glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., is one of those americans killed. he grew up in the town of winchester in massachusetts. of course chris stevens was killed and sean smith, as well. we have not yet gotten the name of the fourth american who was killed. and we'll be right back. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste...
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the fbi being dispatched to libya is yet another reminder what happened in libya appears to be a different kettle of fish than what is happening at all the other embassies and u.s. sites around the world today. the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador appears to be a coordinated military assault by well-armed men who arrived at the scene quite separately from any civilian protest. given the militant groups known to operate in the area of benghazi and the types of attacks for which those groups have claimed credit in the past, intelligence officials tell the "washington post" the fbi's tentative conclusion, their working hypothesis about what happened in libya is that that assault that killed our ambassador there, quote, was carried out by a group aligned with al qaeda. and that is in contrast to the angry mobs of irate civilians who are menacing u.s. embassies around the world today. they have been riled up by reports of this crude anti-muslim video that turned up on youtube purporting to be a trailer for a longer anti-muslim film. the origins of murky, no one is claiming credit to the f
the fbi being dispatched to libya is yet another reminder what happened in libya appears to be a different kettle of fish than what is happening at all the other embassies and u.s. sites around the world today. the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador appears to be a coordinated military assault by well-armed men who arrived at the scene quite separately from any civilian protest. given the militant groups known to operate in the area of benghazi and the types of attacks for which those...
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the fbi being dispatched to libya is yet another reminder what happened in libya appears to be a different kettle of fish than what is happening at all the other embassies and u.s. sites around the world today. the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador appears to be a coordinated military assault by well-armed men who arrived at the scene quite separately from any civilian protest. given the militant groups known to operate in the area of benghazi and the types of attacks for which those groups have claimed credit in the past, intelligence officials tell the "washington post" the fbi's tentative conclusion, their working hypothesis about what happened in libya is that that assault that killed our ambassador there, quote, was carried out by a group aligned with al qaeda. and that is in contrast to the angry mobs of irate civilians who are menacing u.s. embassies around the world ed up by reports of this crude anti-muslim video that turned up on youtube purporting to be a trailer for a longer anti-muslim film. the origins of murky, no one is claiming credit to the film. youtube restrict ed
the fbi being dispatched to libya is yet another reminder what happened in libya appears to be a different kettle of fish than what is happening at all the other embassies and u.s. sites around the world today. the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador appears to be a coordinated military assault by well-armed men who arrived at the scene quite separately from any civilian protest. given the militant groups known to operate in the area of benghazi and the types of attacks for which those...
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libya being the most prominent at the moment. while there's a political debate about how the administration handled that particular attack, what is the future there? what does america do at this point to work its will in the future of libya, including tracking down the killers who are behind the attack on the embassy? >> so far it appears that the attack on the consulate in benghazi has been something of a wake-up call for the libyan government and to a degree, the libyan people. the problem that libya has always had is after gadhafi fell, all of these militias that have been running around the country never disarmed. and some of these militias are affiliated with al qaeda and one of these militias decided to carry out an attack against the consulate. now there does seem to be some tentative moves by the government and also just by the people of benghazi, to disarm some of these militias to try to disband them. if that's successful, and libya can findly move on from its revolutionary phase and become a normal government, then i t
libya being the most prominent at the moment. while there's a political debate about how the administration handled that particular attack, what is the future there? what does america do at this point to work its will in the future of libya, including tracking down the killers who are behind the attack on the embassy? >> so far it appears that the attack on the consulate in benghazi has been something of a wake-up call for the libyan government and to a degree, the libyan people. the...
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consulate in libya and protests in egypt. right now we're joined by ari mel ba of "the nation magazine" and jonathan capehart of "the washington post." thank you both. ari, mitt romney has attacked the president and his administration for their handling of this very fluid situation. now the president has responded. listen to this. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. that, you know, it's important for you to make sure that the statements you make are backed up by the facts and that you've thought through the ramifications before you make them. >> do you think it was irresponsible? >> i'll let the american people judge that. >> it's important for to you make sure the statements you make are backed up by the facts. he's failed miserably on that for some time. and you thought through the ramifications before you make them. what he says, he doesn't appear to have thought through any of thi
consulate in libya and protests in egypt. right now we're joined by ari mel ba of "the nation magazine" and jonathan capehart of "the washington post." thank you both. ari, mitt romney has attacked the president and his administration for their handling of this very fluid situation. now the president has responded. listen to this. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. and as president, one of the...
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with libya anymore. we have major interests in these regions and the president's been exactly right in the way that he's approached these very serious issues of american national security and foreign policy. >> i should point out, as we honor the service of ambassador stevens, your on father, i think, was an ambassador to sri lanka in the '70s, correct? you come from a diplomatic family. >> i do, andrea. my father was a career foreign service officer, just like ambassador chris stevens, who is a constituent of mine, which is why i found it so appalling some people would try to take a political advantage at a time like this when the country is grieving the loss of fine public servants. ambassador chris stevens, as you know, helped rebels obtain freedom from the gadhafi regime. he really is an american hero, like all foreign service officers and the other people in our embassy who lost their lives and those who continue to work every day. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us today. let's take a
with libya anymore. we have major interests in these regions and the president's been exactly right in the way that he's approached these very serious issues of american national security and foreign policy. >> i should point out, as we honor the service of ambassador stevens, your on father, i think, was an ambassador to sri lanka in the '70s, correct? you come from a diplomatic family. >> i do, andrea. my father was a career foreign service officer, just like ambassador chris...
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you have militant groups that are operational in libya. you have many different militant cells, al qaeda cells operating there. they may have been planning this attack for a long time and been waiting for the right opportunity to do it when this outrage started in egypt, they could have decided that was the right time to do it and could have also believed that it was the right thing to do, to deveng the prophet muhammad and his image and maybe get a collateral benefit by doing that. so it's hard to know their motivations until they're found and interrogated. this was not a mob like it was in egypt. in egypt you had the classical mob scene of people coming out, almost carrying pitch forks and burning fires in front of the building. this was a military assault. the military assaults in benghazi aren't just spon stain yously arranged. >> as the investigation goes on in libya, we're working through a story in yemen. richard engel live in cairo. thanks for your reporting. we'll be talking to you throughout the day. to the politics of what's hap
you have militant groups that are operational in libya. you have many different militant cells, al qaeda cells operating there. they may have been planning this attack for a long time and been waiting for the right opportunity to do it when this outrage started in egypt, they could have decided that was the right time to do it and could have also believed that it was the right thing to do, to deveng the prophet muhammad and his image and maybe get a collateral benefit by doing that. so it's...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous, or did terrorists use a protest over an anti-islamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. they came with heavy weapons which unfortunately are readily available in post-revolutionary lib libya. >> reporter: libya's interim president says it was coordinated by not by libyans. >> it was planned by foreigners, by people who entered the country a few months ago. >> reporter: libyan officials say they have rounded up dozens of suspects. the fbi is hoping to deliver a definitive answer on what happened but has been unable to reach the consulate in benghazi because it's still too dangerous. the waves of anti-american protests from north africa to asia appear to be ebbing but critics of current u.s. policy say the protests are not the problem. they're a symptom. >> if we all decide to rally around the video as a problem, we are going
consulate in benghazi, libya. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous, or did terrorists use a protest over an anti-islamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. they came with heavy weapons which unfortunately are readily available in post-revolutionary lib libya. >> reporter: libya's interim president says it was coordinated by not by libyans. >> it...
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the united states ambassador to libya. that would escalate this thing. we are looking into it. president obama and benjamin netanyahu remain united on how to deal with iran's nuclear program. they spoke on the phone for an hour discussing iran and other security matters. netanyahu had harsh words for the u.s. saying the u.s. would not set red line limits on iran's nuclear activities. >> the world tells israel, wait. there's still time. i say wait for what? wait until when? those international community who refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before israel. >> the white house also denying reports that president obama snubbed netanyahu's request to meet in new york in two weeks. it just didn't happen that way. the white house could not accommodate the meeting because of the president's travel schedule. the white house insisted israel never asked for a meeting. the request was never made nor denied. >>> after observing a moment of silence on the white house south line, the preside
the united states ambassador to libya. that would escalate this thing. we are looking into it. president obama and benjamin netanyahu remain united on how to deal with iran's nuclear program. they spoke on the phone for an hour discussing iran and other security matters. netanyahu had harsh words for the u.s. saying the u.s. would not set red line limits on iran's nuclear activities. >> the world tells israel, wait. there's still time. i say wait for what? wait until when? those...
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his decision making about libya. we've seen a contrast perhaps in the last couple days. some say president obama is a cool headed decision maker where mitt romney perhaps jumped the gun with his assessment of the situation. take us through a little bit how president obama addressed libya and how he came to the conclusions he did. is there right. so this gets back to joe's point about how you're constantly just dealing with incoming. things are just thrust upon you. i wanted to get at that. i wanted to describe something that was thrust upon him and that he had had to deal with. and the you're in the white house last march. gadhafi's moving across the desert of libya promising to exterminate a city of a million people in benghazi, and what do you do about it? the french and the british are proposing to establish a no-fly zone. the pentagon, in the first meetings on the subject with obama, gave him two options. do nothing or do what the french and british want to do and create a no-fly zone. he says, well, would that a
his decision making about libya. we've seen a contrast perhaps in the last couple days. some say president obama is a cool headed decision maker where mitt romney perhaps jumped the gun with his assessment of the situation. take us through a little bit how president obama addressed libya and how he came to the conclusions he did. is there right. so this gets back to joe's point about how you're constantly just dealing with incoming. things are just thrust upon you. i wanted to get at that. i...
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right now, hundreds of marines on the way to libya. joining me live, former state department officer and plus we'll also get the latest on the ground of nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel. awa. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement pl
right now, hundreds of marines on the way to libya. joining me live, former state department officer and plus we'll also get the latest on the ground of nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel. awa. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my...
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the business in libya just recently, this is an opportunity. he had no real responsibility, of course, but it was an opportunity for him to sit in the big chair. to look presidential. to do things and say things that presidents do or should say. and he couldn't do it. he had to, once again, cater to this duelusional far right, whih has a completely nonsense view of the universe we live in. >> thank you, ron, i think you nailed it. cynthia tucker, thank you for coming on. the violent protests sparked by the video spread to more than a dozen countries today, clashes broke out from europe to india, and some of the worst violence occurred in tunisia. police there said at least three protesters were killed and dozens more wounded, all this despite pleas for calm by world leaders. meanwhile here at home there was a moving ceremony at andrews air force base at the flag draped coffins of the four americans killed in libya were brought home. they were met by secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama. both of them spoke in a somber and movin
the business in libya just recently, this is an opportunity. he had no real responsibility, of course, but it was an opportunity for him to sit in the big chair. to look presidential. to do things and say things that presidents do or should say. and he couldn't do it. he had to, once again, cater to this duelusional far right, whih has a completely nonsense view of the universe we live in. >> thank you, ron, i think you nailed it. cynthia tucker, thank you for coming on. the violent...
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ambassador to libya. >>> money out the window. bank robbery suspects hurl cash during a high-speed police chase. >>> baby guz. what duchess kate has been turning down sparking pregnancy rumors. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with firing back. in response to deadly attacks in libya that killed a u.s. ambassador and three diplomats, an elite group of marines has been sent to ramp up security in libya's capital. this as the obama administration responds to criticism from republican rival mitt romney while investigating whether the attacks were specifically coordinated to take place on the anniversary of 9/11. nbc's tracie potts has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: march rarks here on capitol hill, the senate approved a resolution honoring the victims and calling this attack unacceptable and unjust find. a nation in mourning as the bodies of four americans including ambassador chris stevens arrive home. flags are at half staff in d.c. overnight, a vigil
ambassador to libya. >>> money out the window. bank robbery suspects hurl cash during a high-speed police chase. >>> baby guz. what duchess kate has been turning down sparking pregnancy rumors. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with firing back. in response to deadly attacks in libya that killed a u.s. ambassador and three diplomats, an elite group of marines has been sent to ramp up...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. we're in benghazi and we have this report this morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. we understand that a team of fbi agents has arrived in benghazi and they have begun their investigation to try to determine who was responsible for the attack on the u.s. consulate that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. we know that they will be sifting through the rubble and ashes at the u.s. consulate and identifying individuals who may have played a role in that assault. we also understand that u.s. intelligence agent sits have deployed their assets across the country to try to pick up any intelligence that can help in that search. all indications right now according to libyan officials is this is a pre-planned attack. they have identified a few individuals. four are in custody of the libyan government. they believe these individuals may have some information that may be of value as to who is responsible for the attack. they also say they have several others under the libyan g
consulate in benghazi, libya. we're in benghazi and we have this report this morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. we understand that a team of fbi agents has arrived in benghazi and they have begun their investigation to try to determine who was responsible for the attack on the u.s. consulate that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. we know that they will be sifting through the rubble and ashes at the u.s. consulate and identifying individuals who may have played a...
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obviously where was that security in libya? number two, was there an intelligence failure in libya? how strong is an al qaeda branch in libya? what is going on there? and three, the larger debate about the handling of the arab spring is going to be relevant when that foreign policy debate between those two men happens. >>> now to the politics of all of this. one of the most contentious days we've seen in this campaign, the last 24 hours. mitt romney's campaign is now hunkered down and believe they can make reaganesque lemonade out of their initial lemon. even his critics from his own party and the media questioned his timing. he repeated his criticism of the president making the attacks an issue in the presidential campaign. >> do you think coming so soon after the events really unfolded overnight was appropriate to be weighing in on this as this crisis was unfolding in real time? >> the white house also issued a statement saying it tried to distance itself from those comments and said they were not reflecting of their views. i had the exact same reaction. the embassy of the united
obviously where was that security in libya? number two, was there an intelligence failure in libya? how strong is an al qaeda branch in libya? what is going on there? and three, the larger debate about the handling of the arab spring is going to be relevant when that foreign policy debate between those two men happens. >>> now to the politics of all of this. one of the most contentious days we've seen in this campaign, the last 24 hours. mitt romney's campaign is now hunkered down and...
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. >>> lashing out over libya. after hedging for days, the white house is now calling the attack that killed the am an act of terrorism. was politics behind that delay? >>> and what would have happened if al gore had defeated george w. bush in the disputed election of 2000? would 9/11 have happened? would we have plunged into a recession? we're taking a deep dive into a fascinating alternate universe that jeff greenfield wrote about. >>> but we start with the normal course of events. good morning from washington. it is friday, september 21st, 2012. this is "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. >>> mitt romney's week started with a plan for new ads and a newly focused message. that plan quick le went out the window. after a hectic week, all the soun and fury boils down to more missed opportunities for the romney campaign. less than seven weeks before election day. republicans are seizing on comments the president made thursday at a spanish language forum on his biggest failure in office. at first the president said i
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to libya. chris stevens. >> as americans, let us never ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because our people, who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. >> the attacks set off by
to libya. chris stevens. >> as americans, let us never ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because our people, who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases lay down their lives for it. >> the attacks set off by
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this is in libya. there was a young man who held up a sign after the attacks that said, sorry, people of america, this is not the behavior of our islam and prophet. there's an attitude on the street in libya. on you prevalent is that attitude in the muslim world and why you don't hear more it? >> it's prevalent but there's complete chaos and confusion there. we had the director of intelligence who referred to the muslim brotherhood in egypt as largely secular. we use these distinctions, and i quite honest don't think we as americans have a very, very accurate understanding of what these parties think about when they think the united states. it's becoming very, very clear that the value system beverage, the value of freedom of expression in particular, are not shared by the majority of the populations in these countries. this is a problem that the state department has to begin addressing as opposed to religious freem dom all the time. >> whether it's al qaeda in yemen, al qaeda, of course, looks for opp
this is in libya. there was a young man who held up a sign after the attacks that said, sorry, people of america, this is not the behavior of our islam and prophet. there's an attitude on the street in libya. on you prevalent is that attitude in the muslim world and why you don't hear more it? >> it's prevalent but there's complete chaos and confusion there. we had the director of intelligence who referred to the muslim brotherhood in egypt as largely secular. we use these distinctions,...
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it's been blocked in libya and egypt. just a short time ago, hillary clinton denounced the video and violence that it has spawned. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion and to promote rage. >> now the question is who actually made this film. it's a question proving a bit difficult toaibbi has been tryi get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: i'm one of thousands of journalists trying to get to the bottom of it, but a lot about the film that remains shrouded in mystery. number one, was it a bait and switch for the dlu worked on it. talked about maybe 80 people upwards of 50 actors. were they given a bait and switch. they answered a casting call for a movie to be called desert warrior. they say it was turned in to something cynical and meant to provoke. the bigger mystery, who is the guy behind this. the "wall street journal" and associated press quoted a man who called himself sam deseal who said he was an israeli american who is a southern ca
it's been blocked in libya and egypt. just a short time ago, hillary clinton denounced the video and violence that it has spawned. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion and to promote rage. >> now the question is who actually made this film. it's a question proving a bit difficult toaibbi has been tryi get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: i'm one of thousands of journalists trying to get to the...